06/18/2026
Great news!
National Science Foundation halts plan to dismantle ocean monitoring system
https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2026/06/06/nsf-move-to-dismantle-ocean-monitoring-system-fuels-criticism-on-obx/
UPDATE: In a statement released on Thursday, June 18, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced it is halting its efforts to dismantle the ocean monitoring system that had been in place for a decade.
Included in this Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is the Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) Array, located off the Outer Banks coast. The decision to remove that equipment was sharply criticized by scientists on the Outer Banks. Here is the NSF statement.